Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman: The Pizza Interview | NYT Cooking

Pizza Making Challenge

• 🍕 Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch joined NYT Cooking to make pizzas, sharing their past experiences with homemade pizzas and cooking in general.
• 💡 They discussed their favorite pizza places, with Olivia mentioning Made of Dough in Peckham and Benedict favoring Yard Sale.
• 🌶️ The actors explored various unusual toppings, including hot sauce, pasta, Marmite, Sarson's pickles, Heinz baked beans, anchovies, crab, and even pineapple.

Culinary Preferences & Quirks

• 🍳 Both actors confirmed they enjoy cooking and are adept at following recipes, with Olivia specifically praising New York Times food recipes.
• 🎨 Benedict attempted to draw a rose on his pizza with sauce, while Olivia considered making a "comedy pizza" with bizarre toppings like baked beans and mushy peas.
• 🧀 They experimented with stuffed crust using string cheese, although Benedict found the process of peeling it unusual.

Kitchen Antics & Teamwork

• 🤣 The duo engaged in playful banter, with Olivia teasing Benedict about his pizza stretching technique and a minor mishap involving a shattered jar.
• 🍽️ They imagined opening a restaurant together, jokingly naming it "Benecol" or "ColBatch," and discussed their signature dishes like roast chicken and tarte tatin.
• 🗣️ A humorous segment involved their pronunciation differences for words like "pistachio," "penguin," and "tongue," highlighting their charming dynamic.

Food Industry Experiences

• 👩‍🍳 Olivia shared her past experience as a waitress, admitting she was enthusiastic but not always the most efficient, often forgetting orders.
• 👨‍🍳 Benedict revealed he worked as a sous chef for about four months at a restaurant called Arcadia and also did catering, expressing empathy for young actors working service jobs.

Tasting the Creations

• 😋 After baking, they tasted their pizzas, noting the good crust and melty cheese, despite the rose design disappearing into a "wad of mozzarella."
• 👍 They expressed relief that they didn't include the more ridiculous toppings like Marmite and baked beans on their final edible pizzas.
• 🎬 The interview concluded with them promoting their movie, "The Roses," which was out at the time of filming.